Tuesday, December 1, 2015

All About Fender Guitars, by Mark Begelman

There are few names as recognizable as Fender in the grand scheme of popular music. We can trace the effect that the Leo Fender’s invention of a simple solid-body electric guitar design in 1946 to improve the amplified hollow-body instruments of those days have on the music industry. Since then, Fender electric guitars have had a tremendous influence on music worldwide including the way we compose, plays and listens to music. In fact, most legendary artists for rock including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and many others have had a hand on these guitars. Everyone who has used these legendary guitars such as Stratocaster and Telecaster, and Jazz and Precision has acclaimed them as design classics.

Today, Fender’s most prominent guitars are the Telecaster and the Stratocaster that have a bass line consisting mainly of the Jazz and Precision basses. You can also get classics of older models such as Jazzmaster and Jaguar. The company still maintains a class of their own when it comes to the sound of electric and acoustic guitars, feel and look.

Now, whether you are a veteran or amateur of the stage, Fender has the perfect guitar for you. So what is your taste? If you wish to begin, there is a starter package that will give you everything needed for you to start your musical journey. If you are searching on whether to buy a Stratocaster or a Telecaster, here are few differences that may help you to choose between them although it is advisable to have a variety of instruments.

Yes, the two are very different guitars despite both being made by Fender and having a “caster” in common. Their pickups are different with the Telecaster being outfitted with two single coils pickups while Stratocaster has three. You can thus argue that the Stratocaster offers a wider array of tones than the Telecaster due to its three-pickup design. Other claims that Stratocaster is more comfortable to play while sitting although a personal preference.